J.D. Martinez vs Nelson Cruz

J.D. MartinezNelson Cruz

J.D. Martinez and Nelson Cruz compared on their MLB careers: J.D. Martinez played 14 seasons, 2011 to 2024, Nelson Cruz 19 seasons, 2005 to 2023. J.D. Martinez has .283 batting average to Nelson Cruz's .274. J.D. Martinez won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

J.D. Martinez and Nelson Cruz career totals
1,642GP2,063
6,152AB7,501
897R1,090
1,741H2,053
331HR464
1,071RBI1,325
26SB84
0.3AVG0.3
0.3OBP0.3
0.5SLG0.5
0.9OPS0.9

How do they compare in the postseason?

J.D. Martinez and Nelson Cruz postseason
41GP50
137AB187
16R35
39H52
10HR18
34RBI38
0SB1
0.3AVG0.3
0.4OBP0.3
0.5SLG0.6
0.9OPS1.0

Where each stands all time

J.D. Martinez and Nelson Cruz all-time places
124th (331)Home runs37th (464)
214th (1,071)RBI89th (1,325)
—Hits262nd (2,053)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • J.D. Martinez: 1 championship; none on file
  • Nelson Cruz: 0 championships; AL Silver Slugger ×4

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

J.D. Martinez and Nelson Cruz season by season
AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.
1st2011.2746352005.20000
2nd2012.24111552006.223622
3rd2013.2507362007.235934
4th2014.31523762008.330726
5th2015.282381022009.2603376
6th2016.30722682010.3182278
7th2017.303451042011.2632987
8th2018.330431302012.2602490
9th2019.304361052013.2662776
10th2020.2137272014.27140108
11th2021.28628992015.3024493
12th2022.27416622016.28743105
13th2023.271331032017.28839119
14th2024.23516692018.2563797
15th————2019.31141108
16th————2020.3031633
17th————2021.2653286
18th————2022.2341064
19th————2023.245523

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI